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May 23 20172017-05-23May 23 20172017-05-23A photograph of a fire ritual. Large flames rise on the right side of the frame beside a heap of marigold and rose garlands. On the left, a bare arm raised high holds a brass tray with offerings, wrapped in a rudraksha bracelet and marked with white ash stripes. The figure wears an orange-red cloth at the waist. Red drapes and a blurred deity murti stand in the background.2021-03-02Photo 11716610 +1 copiesClose photo of a homa fire pit during a Chandi Homa ritual. A bare arm reaches in from the left and places wood into a bright, flaming fire on a yellow-painted stone altar. Beside it sit a brass bowl of grains or puffed rice and a small brass cup, with a brass ladle resting on the bowl rim. The person's arm is bare and tattooed; their orange robe is visible at the lower left edge. Gold-coloured panels hang in the blurred background.2021-03-04April 01 20162016-04-012004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02August 31 20172017-08-31 +1 copiesA bare-chested man in an orange cloth wrapped at the waist raises a silver tray of flowers and offerings above his head beside a smoking fire, with yellow and white marigold and rose garlands in the foreground. He wears multiple strands of rudraksha beads across his chest and a rudraksha bracelet, and has a trident tattoo on his wrist. Behind him stands a blurred golden deity murti against red drapes. a person cues are the rudraksha malas and ornate ritual adornment, but the face and full identity are not clearly visible, so the candidate is uncertain.2021-03-02September 24 20172017-09-24December 20 20132013-12-20Photograph of a homa fire ritual in a warmly lit hall. A figure in an orange turban and orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at a brick fire pit, holding a brass tray with a pink flower and offerings while smoke rises around him. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti holds a microphone behind him, and several people stand in the background. Marigold garlands decorate the pit edge, and cut fruit pieces with red powder sit on the bricks.2004-06-12